Maternal mortality in Italy: A record-linkage study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 872-879

  Donati, S ^a   Senatore, S ^a   Ronconi, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79955967375     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02916.x     Document Type: Article

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